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Review: Before the Mayflower: A History of Black America

User Review - Rhonda Coale - Goodreads

Very detailed, thorough book on the history of African Americans the United States. I enjoyed reading a version of American history that was not sanitized by the majority. Though a good, educational ...Read full review

About the author (1969)

Lerone Bennett Jr. is the author of 10 books, including "Forced Into Glory," winner of the 2002 American Book Award, "Great Moments in Black History," "Pioneers in Protest," "The Shaping of Black America," and "What Manner of Man?" He is the executive editor emeritus of "Ebony" magazine. He lives in Chicago.